About
Dame Katherine Patricia Routledge, DBE (17 February 1929 – 3 October 2025) was a British actress, comedian and singer. She was best known for her role as Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, for which she was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance in 1992 and 1993.
Filmography
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances2023 · Self
Joe Orton Laid Bare2017 · Herself
Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge2016 · Self - Presenter
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends2006 · Cousin Ribby
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy2005 · Self
Anybody's Nightmare2001 · Sheila Bowler
Talking Heads 21998
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket1997 · Hyacinth
Hildegard1994 · Hildegard von Bingen
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding1993 · Ribby (voice)
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck1993 · Cousin Ribby (voice)
Miss Pym's Day Out1992 · Barbara Pym
Missing Persons1990 · Hetty Wainthrop
First and Last1989 · Ivy
Customers From Hell1989
Talking Heads1988
Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch1988 · Self
When We Are Married1987 · Maria Helliwell
Keep Off The Grass1983 · Bag Lady
The Beggar's Opera1983 · Mrs. Peachum